Early Governors' Papers

Charlotte Sept 6^th 1830

Dear Sir}

It has become necessary for you to exercise in you [sic] official Capacity the appointment of a Special Judge for the Circuit Courts of Hickman Humphreys & Stewart & Springfield permit me to present to your Consideration Maj Richard Daly who has long been a [pridisey?] atto[rney] among us and [illegible] forward a reputation uninpeached [sic] and [unsurpassed?] a prefferance [sic] of him by you Will be thankfully recived [sic] by many of your freind [sic], In the hurry of the moment we Sent by Judge Humphreys a recommendation of those of the Lawyers who were at Court.

Your friend W. R. Johnson